11 May 2023

New ETF report on trends in changing skills demand published

With this report on skill demand analysis, the ETF is anticipating future trends and developments across all activity areas.

Technological change, the greening of economies, glo­ba­li­sa­ti­on and demo­gra­phic factors (including migration) pro­found­ly influence labour markets and work­places and require new skillsets for indi­vi­du­als to make best use of oppor­tu­ni­ties while miti­ga­ting emerging risks. Together with national, European and inter­na­tio­nal experts the ETF (European Training Foundation) supports partner regions (South Eastern Europe and Turkey, Southern and Eastern Mediterranean, Eastern Partnership, Central Asia) to monitor and analyse trends in changing skills demand (also including skill gaps and skills mismatch) at national, sectoral and ter­ri­to­ri­al level.

The following objec­ti­ves were defined for the evaluation:

  • To perform an in-depth eva­lua­ti­on of the work that currently falls under the ETF activity area;
  • to perform a Skills Demand Analysis within the framework of the “Skills Lab” project;
  • to assess the range of approa­ches and methods used in support of the ETF’s anti­ci­pa­to­ry function across the entire institution.

3s coor­di­na­ted the project in coope­ra­ti­on with Ockham IPS. Stefan Humpl,  Jana Muigg and Jakob Weiss (all from 3s) acted as co-authors.

Evaluation 2022_Skills Final Report_pdf

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Contact: Stefan Humpl

Client: ETF (Europäische Stiftung für Berufsbildung)

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